Research Article

Increased Seizure Latency and Decreased Severity of Pentylenetetrazol-Induced Seizures in Mice after Essential Oil Administration

Table 1

Essential oils relative percentage compositions.

Main componentsaEssential oils
Rosmarinus officinalis Ocimum basilicum Mentha pulegium Mentha spicata Lavandula angustifolia Mentha piperita Origanum dictamnus Origanum vulgare

α-Pineneb14.3
p-Cymeneb23.19.5
Eucalyptolb44.97.36.0
Linaloolb56.527.2
Camphob6.5
Menthoneb21.9
Menthone (iso) b10.4
Borneolb9.3
Mentholb13.027.7
Pulegoneb62.0
Piperitone epoxidec23.8
Linalο οl acetatec18.0
Carvacrolb43.979.0
Piperitenone Epoxidec41.0
Oil yieldd2.21.62.32.11.71.22.44.1

Compounds listed in order of elution from an HP-5 MS column. bComparison with pure standards. cTentative identification based on data obtained from NIST98 and Wiley 275 Library of the GC-MS system and literature data. dYield of isolated oils was expressed as mL of essential oil/100 gr of dry material.